alex miller: im actually quite impressed with gw2. they dont exactly have tera combat, kind of a hybrid, you can tab or select mobs if you so choose, or you can just kinda point in the general direction and something will get selected for you.

what really drew me in is how they've done questing. theres no "?" hovering over peoples heads (well it's a heart, but you dont have to speak to them to get a quest). you enter a region on a map and theres a quest there, people around you help you complete goals and everyone shares loot for what they helped to kill. enough people in a region and an event will spawn (kinda riftesque) and the event is related to the quest line, and you get rewarded for your contribution towards meeting the event goal.

anyway the first beta did not disappoint, definitely looking forward to getting to play more!

Kanane Jones: Yeah, I'd read that about the quest system, it sounds pretty cool. Perhaps I could have made my comparison of the two combat systems a bit more clear - the main parallel in my mind (noting that while I did play TERA, I still haven't played GW2) was that they were both more skill driven and action oriented than the standard MMOs (like SWTOR, WoW, etc).I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the BWE, definitely another vote in its favor!

mike mark: can I know first, where are you from .secondly I am interested to know more about you because you look pretty!

Billy Jackson: im not trying to make you add me to your circle just trying to be you freind but i need to talk to you and find out more about you to understand you but if you dont want to be a freind no foul i respect your privacy

If you add me and I don't know who you are and there's nothing about you on your profile or posts to change my mind, I'm not adding you back. If I have you blocked on FB, LJ or twitter, I'm also not going to add you here (duh). I don't make a lot of public posts so you're not going to see much from me unless I add you. If you want to, you can comment here to try and change my mind but I make no guarantees (and keep in mind this is one of my rare public posts).

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Christopher Nelson (C.P.N. Skola): Ah okies

Gabriel Klensin: proof that you know me sent via a different medium.

Christian Burns: I don't feel the need to add everyone to a circle either. There should be no obligation to reciprocate.

I don't do a lot of public posts but I think this one is important enough to be passed around. I think people need to understand that use of pseudonyms isn't just by people who are trying to get away with something.

Malie shaojie: Thanks for sharing this! I use a pseudonym several of the reasons listed and its nice to know i'm not the only one out there that has those concerns too!

Kanane Jones: I think a lot of us have good reasons. I don't, but I'm not in an industry where I'm concerned about some of the stuff that others might be concerned about. It's actually one of the reasons I decided I'd rather work in video games instead of teaching.